Air Cadet Charity CIO
Registered charity 1160910 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AIR CADETS CORPS GENERAL PURPOSES FUND, THE AIR TRAINING CORPS GENERAL PURPOSES FUND CHARITABLE INCORPORATED TRUST CIO
The charity supports charitable purposes for the benefit of cadets and personnel of the Air Training Corps by providing grants and funding for activities that fall within the following categories and align to the RAF Air Cadets vision: Aviation, Adventure training, Exploiting technology, Immersive training, Enhance education, Improve employability, Health and wellbeing, Welfare.
Causes: Education/training · General Charitable Purposes · Amateur Sport · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £4,440,926 and a healthy reserve of £2,913,133, which the trustees confirm is sufficient to cover at least one year's operating costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £101,169 for the year, driven by investment gains and income from cadet subscriptions, resulting in total funds of £5,178,017. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is in a healthy financial position with adequate resources to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: at least one year's operating costs (held: £2.9m)
“This reserve is sufficient to cover at least one year's operating costs, providing a financial buffer in case of unexpected income declines or the need to wind down operations.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Royal Air Force provides crucial support to the Charity's operations. This includes providing office space and facilitating regular meetings for the Board of Trustees... No charge has been made for the support and services from the RAF and they have not been valued in the accounts.
“The Royal Air Force provides crucial support to the Charity's operations. This includes providing office space and facilitating regular meetings for the Board of Trustees, which helps to ensure efficient governance and decision-making. These relationships are fundamental to the Charity's ability to achieve its mission of empowering young people.” — page 8
“In the year ended 31 March 2025, the charity received £nil (2024: £42,400) in grants from the Charitable Trust.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity received £nil (2024: £42,400) in grants from the Charitable Trust.
“The Royal Air Force provides crucial support to the Charity's operations. This includes providing office space and facilitating regular meetings for the Board of Trustees, which helps to ensure efficient governance and decision-making. These relationships are fundamental to the Charity's ability to achieve its mission of empowering young people.” — page 8
“In the year ended 31 March 2025, the charity received £nil (2024: £42,400) in grants from the Charitable Trust.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Wright Vigar Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Mark Osman — Chair of Trustees (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- RAF Charitable Trust — “Supported a national STEM and sustainability programme in partnership with the RAF Charitable Trust.” (source page)
- Lockheed Martin — “Lockheed Martin has supported the expansion of immersive flight training for RAF Air Cadets across the UK through a major donation of nearly…” (source page)
- BAE Systems — “BAE Systems has pledged £30,000 in unrestricted funding to support RAF Air Cadets nationwide, helping the Charity respond flexibly to the ar…” (source page)
- Serco Foundation — “The Serco Foundation has awarded a £15,000 grant to support NASC 2026, helping cadets access one of the UK’s leading aviation and STEM exper…” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~33.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (04/06/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (04/06/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (04/06/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Mark Osmanchair
- Abigail Lamb
- Darryn Rawlins OBE
- Hemma Gooljar · trustee of 1 other charity
- Hetna Patel
- Julian Van Loxton
- Kevin Limbert
- Martin Hoare
- Norman Murray CBE
- Oliver Jones-Davies
- Sally Fernandes
- Victoria Sarah Gridley
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cyprus · Germany · Gibraltar · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Air Cadet Charity CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £4,440,926 and a healthy reserve of £2,913,133, which the trustees confirm is sufficient to cover at least one year's operating costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £101,169 for the year, driven by investment gains and income from cadet subscriptions, resulting in total funds of £5,178,017. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is in a healthy financial position with adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wright Vigar Limited.
Who funds Air Cadet Charity CIO?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Air Cadet Charity CIO as a grant recipient include SSP FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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